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Vivian Martin

Vivian Martin

Actor

Born July 22, 1893 in Sparta, Michigan, USA

Died March 16, 1987

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Biography

On Broadway from 1901, vivacious, blonde Vivian Martin was one of the first stars of the stage to be signed by the fledgling World Film Corporation in 1914 (then under the auspices of Arthur Spiegel and Lewis J. Selznick). Vivian's first step to fame had come in 1911, when the impresario George M. Cohan cast her as an ingénue for "The Only Son". She then had several back-to-back hits in romantic plays which brought her the attention of the film studios. Vivian rapidly emerged as the youngest major star at Paramount-Artcraft, even briefly regarded as a serious rival to the great Mary Pickford and dubbed "the world's sweetheart" (her other nickname was "The Dresden China Figurine"). She acted opposite most of the popular leading men of the period, including Harold Lockwood, Harrison Ford (no relation to THE Harrison Ford), Ralph Graves and Niles Welch.

She was inevitably cast as emotive, engagingly sweet, or naive mademoiselles, waifs, models, country girls and débutantes. In 1920, Vivian set up her own production company. However, the public were unwilling to accept her in more emancipated roles and her films flopped, and mounting studio rentals and an expensive lawsuit further diminished what was left of her career. Between 1926 and 1929, Vivian enjoyed a brief resurgence in marital dramas on Broadway, but not enough to resuscitate her acting prospects. By 1935, she effectively disappeared from stage and screen, but remained in public view as a philanthropist, a noted benefactor to the New York Professional Children's School. Vivian was married to Arthur H. Samuels, a former editor for The New Yorker and Harper's Bazaar.

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Folies Bergère de Paris Poster

Folies Bergère de Paris Feature Film1935Usherette

The House That Shadows Built Poster

The House That Shadows Built Documentary1931

Life in Hollywood No. 6 Poster

Life in Hollywood No. 6 Short Film1927

Soiled Feature Film1925Mary Brown

Mother Eternal Poster

Mother Eternal Feature Film1921Alice Baldwin

Pardon My French Poster

Pardon My French Feature Film1921Polly

Husbands and Wives Poster

Husbands and Wives Feature Film1920Olive Thurston

The Song of the Soul Poster

The Song of the Soul Feature Film1920Barbara Seaforth

An Innocent Adventuress Poster

An Innocent Adventuress Feature Film1919Lindy

His Official Fiancée Poster

His Official Fiancée Feature Film1919Monica Trant

Jane Goes A' Wooing Poster

Jane Goes A' Wooing Feature Film1919Jane Neill

Little Comrade Poster

Little Comrade Feature Film1919Genevieve Rutherford Hale

Louisiana Poster

Louisiana Feature Film1919Louisiana Rogers

The Home Town Girl Poster

The Home Town Girl Feature Film1919Nell Fanshawe

The Third Kiss Poster

The Third Kiss Feature Film1919Missy

You Never Saw Such a Girl Poster

You Never Saw Such a Girl Feature Film1919Marty McKenzie

A Petticoat Pilot Feature Film1918Mary-'Gusta

Her Country First Poster

Her Country First Feature Film1918Dorothy Grant

Mirandy Smiles Poster

Mirandy Smiles Feature Film1918Mirandy Judkins

Unclaimed Goods Poster

Unclaimed Goods Feature Film1918Betsey Burke

Viviette Feature Film1918Viviette

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A Kiss for Susie Feature Film1917Susie Nolan

Forbidden Paths Poster

Forbidden Paths Feature Film1917Mildred Thornton

Giving Becky a Chance Poster

Giving Becky a Chance Feature Film1917Becky Knight

Little Miss Optimist Poster

Little Miss Optimist Feature Film1917Mazie-Rosie Carden

Molly Entangled Poster

Molly Entangled Feature Film1917Molly Shawn

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The Fair Barbarian Feature Film1917Octavia Bassett

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The Girl at Home Feature Film1917Jean Hilton

The Spirit of Romance Poster

The Spirit of Romance Feature Film1917Abby Lou Maynard

The Sunset Trail Poster

The Sunset Trail Feature Film1917Bess Aiken

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The Trouble Buster Feature Film1917Michelna Libelt

The Wax Model Poster

The Wax Model Feature Film1917Julie Davenant

A Modern Thelma Poster

A Modern Thelma Feature Film1916Thelma

Her Father's Son Poster

Her Father's Son Feature Film1916Frances Fletcher

Merely Mary Ann Poster

Merely Mary Ann Feature Film1916Mary Ann

The Right Direction Poster

The Right Direction Feature Film1916Polly Eccles

The Stronger Love Poster

The Stronger Love Feature Film1916Nell Serviss

A Butterfly on the Wheel Poster

A Butterfly on the Wheel Feature Film1915Peggy Admaston

An Indian Diamond Short Film1915

Old Dutch Poster

Old Dutch Feature Film1915Violet Streussand

Over Night Poster

Over Night Feature Film1915Mrs. Elsie Darling

The Arrival of Perpetua Poster

The Arrival of Perpetua Feature Film1915Perpetua

The Little Dutch Girl Poster

The Little Dutch Girl Feature Film1915Little Dutch - 'Bebie'

The Little Mademoiselle Poster

The Little Mademoiselle Feature Film1915Lili Breval

The Little Miss Brown Poster

The Little Miss Brown Feature Film1915Betty Brown

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England Poster

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England Feature Film1914Sally -The Parson's Daughter

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